Letter: Getting Through to the NRA

Nancy Parker’s letter on June 23 congratulates Mark Kelly for his criticism of the National Rifle Association’s obstruction of gun control legislation. I concur.

However, I wonder if Kelly and his wife, Gabby Giffords, have canceled their memberships in the NRA. Until they do — along with droves of other responsible hunters, target shooters and collectors — NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre will feel justified in maintaining the organization’s “no way, no how” attitude.

To the Editor: Having just attended the vigil in Hanover for the Newtown, Conn., victims, gun control is uppermost on my mind. Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of Gabby Gifford, gave a speech at Bard College graduation. Regarding gun control, he said, “What we have been lacking is someone with the courage to not choose sides on this issue, but …